Afrikaner
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Africander (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)
- A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.
- A breed of cattle; Afrikander.
Translations edit
member of ethnic group
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breed of cattle — see Afrikander
See also edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)
- Afrikaner
- Synonym: (colloquial or historical) Boer
- Short for Afrikanerbees (zebu)
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Descendants edit
See also edit
- Afrikaan (“African”)
- Afrikaanssprekende (“Afrikaans speaker”)
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Afrikaander (dated, historical)
Etymology edit
From Afrikaan + -er. First attested in the 17th century. The sense “Afrikaner” is borrowed from Afrikaans.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Afrikaner m (plural Afrikaners, diminutive Afrikanertje n)
German edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Latin āfricānus + -er instead of -us
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Afrikaner m (strong, genitive Afrikaners, plural Afrikaner, feminine Afrikanerin)
- African (person)
- 1996, Sonja Fuchs, “Die haitianischen Tiersprichwörter und ihre Herkunft”, in Kreolische Bibliothek Band 17, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, page 58:
- Viele Historiker, die sich mit dem Sklavenhandel an den verschiedenen Küstenabschnitten Afrikas auseinandersetzen, weisen darauf hin, daß wesentlich mehr männliche als weibliche Afrikaner an die Europäer verkauft wurden.
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Declension edit
Declension of Afrikaner [masculine, strong]